carabiniere
Americannoun
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a member of the Italian national police force, organized as a military unit and charged with maintaining public security and order as well as assisting local police.
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But last summer a local journalist arranged a meeting between the new carabiniere investigator, Col Luca Pietranera, and an art thief he had got to know in one of Piacenza's many bars.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2016
On a periodic checkup of the wine cellar, one carabiniere became suspicious of the pale rose color of the liquid.
From Time Magazine Archive
There were four officers standing together, with a man in front of them with a carabiniere on each side of him.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
Although that ceased when the carabiniere put his hands on my collar.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
I saw the carabiniere start for me, come through the edge of the column toward me, then felt him take me by the collar.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
Outside, under the eye of the carabinieri and a phalanx of photographers, the crowd waited.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
Members of the special forces of the carabinieri armed police were urgently flown in from Tuscany.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
A statement from a specialist unit of Italy's carabinieri police on Friday said the return of the artefacts was due to the cooperation between Italian and U.S. judicial authorities.
From Reuters ● Aug. 11, 2023
A representative for Italy’s specialized art squad, which fights art theft and protects Italy’s artistic heritage, said it was working with the carabinieri, the country’s military police force, to identify and track down the offender.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
He walked in the rain, an old man with his hat off, a carabinieri on either side.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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